Online high school gets Waukesha panel’s vote
Waukesha – A possible virtual high school got a preliminary vote of confidence Tuesday when a School Board committee directed administrators to proceed with planning for the school.Read the Full Story
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Internet2 takes shape in Michigan
From a nondescript building with no name in a corporate office park, a University of Michigan professor is quietly leading a nationwide team to develop the next generation of the Internet. Read the Full Story
Online Social Innovation Is a Draw For Technology Students
The course You, Your Computer and the Net, which provides students with a general introduction to computers and the internet, is introducing an optional stream, which will address issues of sustainability and social justice in ecommerce.The optional stream addresses issues such as how can the spread of computers and the internet create new forms of […]
CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Online Assessment and Measurement
Online assessment has arguably been the overlooked dimension of e-learning. It is also a fledging educational activity still seeking definition and maturity in an evolving context of online learning and authentic assessment. Practitioners and researchers alike are asking some of the following questions: How does online assessment differ from traditional assessment? What are student and […]
Blackboard Looks Likely To Go Public
Such a parade of suits often means that a company is shopping for bankers in preparation for an initial public offering.Read the Full Story
Web academy would cater to home-schoolers
MILWAUKIE — Many home-schooled students may soon find themselves enrolled in public school again, if the proposed Oregon Web Academy becomes reality.Read the Full Story
Fiber to the People
The AFN is being deployed first to support city services. Then, as part of the four-phase project, this municipality of just 40,000 will extend blazingly fast Internet service to businesses and residences.Read the Full Story
Copper wire shown to be competitive with fiber optic cable for LANS
Dr. Mohsen Kavehrad, the W. L. Weiss professor of electrical engineering and director of the Center for Information and Communications Technology Research who led the study, says, “Using copper wire is much cheaper than fiber optic cable and, often, the wire is already in place. Our approach can improve the capability of existing local area […]
Effect of Online Learning on Struggling ESL College Writers
The experimental group made too many errors and had many writing problems. Both groups covered the same inclass material, assignments and assessment. In addition, the experimental group used a Blackboard online course from home.Read the Full Article
Collegis forms new company to invest and provide services for online program development
December 3, 2003(Hinsdale, Ill. — December 3, 2003) — Collegis, the nation’s leading independent services provider to higher education, announces the formation of Collegis University Solutions to address the growing market demand for online education.Collegis University Solutions, presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Collegis, will provide capital and services to post-secondary institutions for the rapid development […]